In an election between 2 candidates, the winning candidate got 55% of the valid votes. 5% of the total votes were invalid. If the total number of votes polled were 10000, then how many votes were obtained by the losing candidate?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 4275
Number of invalid votes = 5% of 10000 = 0.5 × 10000 = 500
So,
Number of valid votes = 10000 - 500 = 9500
Now,
Number of votes received by the losing candidate = 45% of 9500 = 0.45 × 9500 = 4275